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package org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods;

import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpMethodBase;

/**
 * Implements the HTTP DELETE method.
 * <p>
 * The HTTP DELETE method is defined in section 9.7 of <a
 * href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2616.txt">RFC2616</a>: <blockquote> The
 * DELETE method requests that the origin server delete the resource identified
 * by the Request-URI. This method MAY be overridden by human intervention (or
 * other means) on the origin server. </blockquote>
 * </p>
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:remm@apache.org">Remy Maucherat</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:bcholmes@apache.org">B.C. Holmes</a>
 * @author <a href="mailto:jsdever@apache.org">Jeff Dever</a>
 * 
 * @version $Revision: 480424 $
 * @since 1.0
 */
public class DeleteMethod extends HttpMethodBase {

	// ----------------------------------------------------------- Constructors

	/**
	 * No-arg constructor.
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0
	 */
	public DeleteMethod() {
	}

	/**
	 * Constructor specifying a URI.
	 * 
	 * @param uri
	 *            either an absolute or relative URI
	 * 
	 * @since 1.0
	 */
	public DeleteMethod(String uri) {
		super(uri);
	}

	// ----------------------------------------------------- HttpMethod Methods

	/**
	 * Returns <tt>"DELETE"</tt>.
	 * 
	 * @return <tt>"DELETE"</tt>
	 * 
	 * @since 2.0
	 */
	public String getName() {
		return "DELETE";
	}

}
